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The San Francisco 49ers, locked in a tight race for a playoff spot, made a short trip Sunday to the one-win Oakland Raiders. One team looked defeated, completely devoid of passion and ready for the NFL season to be over. The other team was the Raiders. On the first play of the game, Colin Kaepernick was intercepted. On the last play of the game, he was sacked. In between, it was often just as ugly, with the heavily favored 49ers falling, 24-13, and now almost sure to miss the postseason for the first time in four years. There's rampant speculation 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh could wind up coaching in Oakland next season, and this game might have given him some serious food for...

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